Easier Email Marketing Now Available for Applied Epic Users

By Steve AndersonEmail continues to be a very effective tool for following up with prospects and engaging with clients. For agencies using the Applied Epic platform it just became easier engage in email marketing using Applied new Marketing Automation platform.Applied Marketing Automation allows agents and brokers to quickly build and track marketing email campaigns, delivering relevant, timely content to both P&C and Benefits clients and prospects. Leveraging Applied Marketing Automation's industry-specific curated content, agencies and brokerages can market to the right audience with the right message at the right time for more targeted prospecting, higher renewals conversion, and an elevated advisory role.Directly integrated into Applied…

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Two Minutes With Tim – Can You Order MVRs?

​Judging from the questions you've been asking the Big I NY Research Department, there appears to be a lot of confusion over what agents are and are not permitted to do when it comes to obtaining motor vehicle records (MVRs). In this six-minute episode of Two Minutes With Tim, I try to set the records straight. Here are a few links to supplement what I discuss in the video:​[embedded content] Source

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NYSDFS Calls on Insurers to Consider Financial Risks From Climate Change

​The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) on Tuesday told insurance carriers that it expects them to begin considering the financial effects of climate change if they are not already. While the department did not call for immediate action by insurance agents and brokers, you should expect to see changes in carrier underwriting guidelines.DFS described the purpose of its circular letter​ to carriers as "to outline DFS’s expectations for the industry and begin a dialogue as to how DFS can best support your institutions’ efforts to manage the financial risks from climate change." The letter pointed to the increasing cost of climate-related natural disasters. "These…

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